The NFL Alumni association was paid a whopping $3,500,000 by the CDC to promote the COVID-19 vaccine, TMZ Sports has learned. U.S. Federal Procurement docs show the CDC and the NFL Alumni assoc. signed the multi-million dollar deal at the beginning of May. The total value of the contract is listed at $3.5 mil …
Biz Markie is getting a grand sendoff from his famous friends and family … his celebration of life is set for Monday in New York City. Sources tell TMZ … Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy and celebs like Fat Joe, LL Cool J, Papoose, Big Daddy Kane, Al B. Sure! and Leland Robinson will
The father of the 18-year-old girl fatally shot this week is opening up about her excitement for her first date with a TikTok star … which ended with the tragic shooting as they watched the new ‘Purge’ movie. Rylee Goodrich‘s dad, David, said she curled her hair all pretty, and her night out with TikTok
Good news, folks … Bob Odenkirk is in such good spirits he’s now joking around with friends, according to one of them … actor David Cross. Cross says the “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” star is doing so good, in fact, fans will soon be hearing from him. Cross updated Bob’s legion of fans
Lamar Odom has been ordered to pay his ex nearly $400,000 … after a judge ruled the former NBA star hadn’t pay a cent of support in over a year. In court docs, obtained by TMZ Sports, a New York judge ruled Odom had stopped making payments to Odom’s ex, Liza Morales, in June of
Gloria and Emilio Estefan‘s investment nearly 3 decades ago on a Miami mansion has paid off big time … TMZ’s learned the couple sold it for a whopping $35 million. According to property records … the famous couple sold their 6-bedroom, 10-bathroom crib on Miami’s Star Island last week. The Estefans sure got top dollar
We just got Korn guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer at Avra in Beverly Hills and asked him about Joey’s death … and he says he’s in shock and can’t believe it. SUBSCRIBE: http://tmz.me/wONe5NO About TMZ: TMZ has consistently been credited for breaking the biggest stories dominating the entertainment news landscape and changed the way the public
Scarlett Johansson‘s agent is joining in on the war with Disney … blasting the Mouse House for “shamelessly” attacking her over her “Black Widow” lawsuit. Bryan Lourd, one of the head honchos at the powerhouse agency CAA, just went to bat for his client and said Disney “shamelessly and falsely accused Ms. Johansson of being
It’s vacation time for Lionel Messi … and the soccer megastar is enjoying his annual getaway on the Spanish waters with his wife, kids, and bestie, Luis Suarez!!! Of course, Messi and Suarez are as close as it gets … and the gang has been known to tour Spain on expensive boats during the summer
Kanye West is hosting another listening party for his upcoming “Donda” album at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta … but he’s still brainstorming on how to make the event unique to fill new seats. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Yeezy and his production team locked down Aug. 5 at MBS for another “Donda” listening
Play video content TMZ.com “Top Gun: Maverick” star Lewis Pullman has a weak stomach … a plausible explanation/justification for puking his guts out while filming his flight scenes. We got the actor arriving at LAX Thursday and it seemed like an appropriate place to talk about his fear of heights. It certainly raises the question
Play video content TMZSports.com The marriage between Aaron Rodgers and the Packers will last two more seasons before it ends … so says Green Bay legend LeRoy Butler. “After ’22,” Butler tells TMZ Sports, “I think [Rodgers] will be gone to wherever he wants to go and they’ll be glad to get rid of him
Play video content TMZ.com Soulja Boy‘s birthday party didn’t sit well with neighbors and especially the cops that shut it down … but he was still ridin’ high in a brand new McLaren that looked like a steroided-out bumble bee!!! Soulja arrived late for his own birthday party — in fact, so late cops already
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez can’t keep their eyes, hands — and lots of other things — off of each other during their vacay … even while seated in a busy restaurant! The couple’s nautical trek along the Italian Riviera stopped Wednesday in the town of Nerano, where they had a super romantic meal —
Play video content TMZ.com “Soul!” put Black culture on the TV map at a time when it hadn’t really been done before … and if you’ve never heard of the first Black variety show on American television, well, it’s an amazing story about an openly gay Black host who trailblazed in so many ways in
Incredibly emotional moment at the 2021 NBA Draft … when commissioner Adam Silver selected the late Terrence Clarke with an honorary pick on behalf of the league. 19-year-old Clarke — a superstar for the University of Kentucky — was killed in a tragic car accident back in April … just months before he was set
Play video content TMZSports.com The NBA Draft is about to go down … and the prospects are lookin’ swaggy as hell!! TMZ Sports got footage of the guys as they headed over to Barclays Center for the biggest night of their lives … with everyone all decked out in some of the best draft day
DaBaby‘s social calendar for mid-September just opened up … ’cause he’s been dropped from a music festival across the pond. The rapper was originally slated to perform at Parklife 2021 in Manchester, England where he was supposed to be one of the headliners … along with Megan Thee Stallion and Young Thug. But, that’s not
Yen Press Hayashi’s frank, guileless demeanor quietly draws the attention of classmates and strangers as he counts all the stairs in school, photographs street signs, and dries sweet potatoes on the classroom balcony. In a world shaped by conformity, Hayashi is refreshingly and unapologetically true to himself. Conversely, Nikaidou has worked very hard to perfect
Scarlett Johansson is going after the Mouse House … she’s suing Disney, claiming the simultaneous release of “Black Widow” in theaters and on Disney+ violated her deal, and cost her serious money. In legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the “Black Widow” star claims her contract with Disney stated the movie would be exclusively released in
UFC superstar Amanda Nunes has tested positive for COVID-19 … and her fight against Julianna Pena next weekend at UFC 265 is off. The UFC is planning to reschedule the title fight once Amanda is 100% healthy. Nunes and Pena were scheduled to be the co-main event of the August 7th event … on a
Play video content Nobody from Team USA is leaving the Tokyo Games empty-handed … ’cause athletes are getting hooked up with a TON of free stuff — from kicks to threads to phones!! USA weightlifter Mattie Rogers gave fans a sneak peak of the team’s awesome swag bags all the way from Japan … showing
Play video content TMZ.com Leslie Jordan says ignorant, uninformed comments about HIV/AIDS from people like DaBaby are exactly why some gay people aren’t comfortable being themselves … so Leslie’s slamming the rapper’s homophobic rant as stupid and clueless. We got Leslie outside Kings Road Cafe in L.A. Wednesday and he laid into DaBaby … grousing
Bob Odenkirk was rushed to the hospital after collapsing on the set of his show “Better Call Saul” … and is still receiving medical care. Production sources tell TMZ Odenkirk and cast were shooting on the Sony Lot in Culver City Tuesday when the incident happened. We’re told Odenkirk went down, and was immediately surrounded
Lamar Odom is stepping back in the boxing ring, but this time he ain’t scrapping with a childhood pop star … L.O. is fighting former heavyweight champ, Riddick Bowe!! Celebrity Boxing founder Damon Feldman tells TMZ Sports they’ve inked a deal pitting the 6’10”, 41-year-old former NBA All-Star against the retired 53-year-old pugilist. The fight
Morgan Wallen‘s loyal fans are gonna love this … he’s out and about, taking a golf trip with buddies — but it’s another strong sign he’s getting ready to come out of hiding. Morgan and friends were on the links Wednesday down in Puerto Vallarta, so there’s a good chance the country music superstar is
Bob Odenkirk was hospitalized for a “heart-related incident” … sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, and it was touch-and-go for the last day but it looks like he’s now out of the woods. Bob is awake inside an Albuquerque hospital and we’re told he’s on the rebound, but when he was rushed to the hospital
Play video content TMZSports.com Team USA skateboarding bronze medalist Jagger Eaton is spilling the beans on the infamous cardboard beds at the Tokyo Games … telling TMZ Sports they really did SUCK!!! The beds in the Olympic Village went viral leading up to the Games … with many believing airweave’s design was meant to prevent
R&B singer Pleasure P tried to pull the ol’ don’t-you-know-who-I-am card on cops during his drive-thru arrest earlier this month … and it completely backfired. SUBSCRIBE: http://tmz.me/wONe5NO About TMZ: TMZ has consistently been credited for breaking the biggest stories dominating the entertainment news landscape and changed the way the public gets their news. Regularly referenced
ZZ Top’s longtime bassist, Dusty Hill, has died … TMZ has learned. Dusty passed away at his home in Houston, TX — this according to his bandmates, Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard. They write, “We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in